an experience of music and community
The organizers of The Woods carefully select their staff from the ranks of top North American and international performers. They pay special attention to choosing performers who can also teach and inspire their students. Here is a list of staff members from recent years.The Woods organizing committee itself includes accomplished musicians and performers, who add their expertise in leading classes and workshops. The committee is: Eve Goldberg, Matthew Shuster, Kate Murphy, Grit Laskin and Judith Laskin.
2009 Staff (August 19-24, 2009)
- DAVID ROTH has gained national attention for his unique songs, moving stories, and powerful singing and subject matter.
- PEGGY SEEGER is coming back! We are thrilled to welcome back Peggy Seeger, singer of traditional Anglo- American songs and activist songmaker. She brings us a rich treasure of stories, songs, and her years of experience at the forefront of the British folk revival.
- SHANE COOK is a multi-award winning fiddler, one of the very best in the country.
- NORAH RENDELL, a Canadian Folk Music Award nominee in the category “Best Traditional Singer”, is also an Irish flute and tin whistle player who specializes in traditional Irish dance music and songs.
- BRIAN MILLER will be accompanying Norah and teaching bouzouki/ mandolin. Brian specializes in Ontario, Quebec and American Midwest lumberjack songs.
- STEVE BAUGHMAN – Steve is a favourite guitar teacher at camps such as Swannanoa and Puget Sound Guitar Workshop. He is a brilliant Celtic/fingerstyle guitarist who is also well known for his instructional videos (not to mention his old time banjo playing).
- We are happy to introduce BEV BERNBAUM to The Woods community as our dance caller. She’ll also be teaching us about Singing Waltzes.
2008 Staff (August 20-25, 2008)
- Vikki Armstrong: Vikki Armstrong has called and taught dances across the Northeast at events such as Brattleboro Dawn Dance, Greenfield Dance, Mariposa Folk Festival, and Ashokan Fiddle and Dance Camp. Known for her warmth, sense of humour, and graceful teaching style, Vikki spreads a love of dance and the joy of participation wherever she goes. So get out your dancing shoes, the fun is about to begin!
- Adrian Dolan
- Cathy Fink and Marcy Marxer
- James Hill and Anne Davison
- Si Kahn
- Linda Morrison: Linda Morrison is an "angel-voiced" singer, choir director, and songwriter who i also a skilled teacher. Her diverse influences include jazz, country, Gaelic, and 20th-century classical music. She is the former director of Montreal's famous Yellow Door Choir, and she now teaches at the National Theatre School of Canada. She'll have you singing like a bird, so tune up your voice and get ready!
2007 Staff
- Vikki Armstrong
- Benoit Bourque
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Kimberley Holmes
- James Keelaghan
- Linda Morrison
- Brian Pickell
2006 Staff
2005 Staff
- David Kaynor
- Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Mike Stevens
- Raymond McLain
- Cindy Thompson
- José Orozco & Elvis Sanchez
- Dave Clarke and Lucinda Chodan
- Kim and Reggie Harris
- David Kaynor
- Penny Lang
- Tom Leighton
- Kate Murphy
- Geoff Sommers
2004 Staff
2003 Staff
- Dave Clarke
- Chris Coole
- Erynn Marshall
- Brian Peters
- Marian Rose.
- Cindy Thompson
- Nancy White
- Heather Bishop.
- Fiddlesong Trio. Anne Lederman , Debashis Sinha , Tom Leighton
- Raymond McLain.
- Paul Mills / Curly Boy Stubbs.
- Marian Rose.
- Mike Stevens.
2002 Staff - The 20th Woods Camp!
- Kirk Elliott.
- Matthew Shawn Fleming.
- Kate Murphy.
- Pat Humphries.
- Tess Le Blanc.
- Geoff Somers.
- Bob Walser.
- Ken Whiteley.
2001 Staff
- Eldon Cooper.
- Steve Gillette.
- Mark Haines and Tom Leighton.
- Lizzie Mahashe.
- Cindy Mangsen.
- Debby McClatchy.
2000 Staff
- Eldon Cooper.
- Rick Fines.
- Mark Haines and Tom Leighton.
- Peggy Seeger.
- Christina Smith and Jean Hewson.
1999 Staff
- Jeff Davis.
- Bob Franke.
- Jim Morrison.
- Ragged but Right.
- Christina Smith and Jean Hewson.
1998 Staff
- Gaston Bernard
- Benoit Bourque
- Cathy Fink
- Christine Lavin
- Tom Lewis
- Marcy Marxer
- Lanie Melamed
1997 Staff
- Nathan Curry
- Rick Fielding
- Cathy Fink
- Sara Grey
- Becky Hill
- Marcy Marxer
- James Stephens
1996 Staff
- Nathan Curry
- Becky Hill
- Tom Lewis
- Magpie
- Cathy Miller
- Ken Perlman
- Pierre Schryer
1995 Staff
- Bennett Hammond
- Lorraine Lee Hammond
- Kim & Reggie Harris
- Becky Hill
- Eileen McGann
- Kate Murphy
- Pierre Schryer
1994 Staff
- Steve Fuller
- Lorraine Lee Hammond
- James Keelaghan
- Don Ross
- Bob Walser
- Julie Young
- Kate Murphy
1993 Staff
- Guy and Candie Carawan
- Rick Fielding
- Shelly Posen
- Guy Bouchard
- Bob Walser and Julie Young
- Steve Fuller
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